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Purpose  to present Arguments/information from different viewpoints
Note: impersonal balanced view  use of 3rd person not I
Use of simple present tense
Opening: statement of the issue with preview of main arguments.
Paragraphs to explain and elaborate  one point per paragraph backed up with a range of evidence. Use of causal connectives.
Use the next paragraph to put the opposing view to this argument  one point per paragraph backed up with a range of evidence. Use of casual connectives.
Recommendations/summary and conclusion. This reminds the reader of the key issues explored in a brief summing up. You can then say what you think .
Discussion text
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Range of sentence starters:
There is a lot of discussion about whether
Start with a question Do you think that children watch too much TV?
Start with a quote: Professor Conran recently said that many people would argue otherwise
Preview main arguments:
In this article we will look at the different view about whether
People in favour of this view argue that . list all the points in favour you will cover Firstly, secondly,
On the other hand people opposed to argue that .. List all the points you will cover against Firstly, secondly,
Start with one viewpoint either for or against. E.g. The people who support would argue that . State one point for
Back up the point with a range of evidence. This can include:
quotes from individuals  reputable academic sources
quotes from eyewitnesses; case studies  emotional appeals
surveys and statistics
cause and effect statements  it is a medical fact that smoking is linked directly to lung cancer and causes many deaths which could have been prevented
conjunctions and connectives .
It can also be shown/argued/demonstrated/
Furthermore/to support the view/additionally/and/
In addition to/supporting argument in favour is
Therefore/because/as a result of/so/due to/
Range of sentence starters:
People who oppose this view would argue that .
On the other hand it could be argued that
Opponents to the view argue
However there are strong arguments against the view expressed firstly
All the ways of supporting the case apply
All the conjunctions/connectives apply
List of words to oppose the points covered in the previous paragraph also need to be used:
However/but/on the other hand/Nevertheless
List of words to bring in points to oppose it in order: firstly, secondly,
Brief statement to sum up the arguments showing balance of views
In conclusion/Therefore in summary ./To sum up it it can be seen that there are a lot of conflicting views about /
This discussion/report has looked at/investigated the issue of
Therefore in summary ./To sum up
Personal response from you to state own response and suggest a way forward
Whatever the merits of these different viewpoints/opposing arguments I think that ..
appeal to the reader I think that/feel/would argue/urge you/that ..
consider ending with a question .. will ? continue to be a issue that will continue to be debated?/will? continue to remain the biggest killer of all time?
consider leaving the reader with something to do Maybe as individuals we all need to consider/think about/act to prevent .
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